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Nov. 23 1926.

J. A. HYLE ET AL RAIL ANCHOR FOR RAILWAYS Filed April 13, 1926 PatentedNov. 23, 1926.

OF DELAWARE.

c, 01? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, GEATFIGJFT, A. COPULEORATIOH RAIL ANCHOR F03RAILVIAYS.

Application filed April 13, 1926.

This invention pertains to novel improvement in one-piece rail anchorsor anticreepers especially designed to be secured to the base portion ofrailroad track rails and in engagement with stationary parts of the roadbed for the purpose of preventing longitudinal displacement of the railsduring the travel of the rolling stock thereover.

The main object of the invention is to provide a novel, simple,economical, durable,

practical and thoroughly efficient anchor from a single piece of highgrade spring steel possessing maximum strength, which may be readilyapplied to the base of a track rail and securely retained in its properoperative position thereon, and which will always effectively grip therail and cooperate with a stationary part of the road bed to prevent thetrack rail from creeping.

Another object of the invention is to so construct our improved devicethat it will always maintain an extremely effective and a firmfrictional engagement with the track rail under all conditions ofservice.

Further objects of this invention are to so construct the novel railanchoring device that it will successfully resist creeping of the trackrail; that it may be removed and reapplied any number of times andalways retain its effective tension and gripping power; that itfurnishes the required bearing surface against the railroad tie andextends downwardly into the road ballast, and is so shaped at the pointwhere it projects into the ballast that the vibration and wave motion ofthe rail will push the ballast apart so that it will not be in constantcontact with said ballast thereby preventing interference with therailway electric signaling systems now employed.

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear from the ensuingdescription are accomplished by the construction, arrangement,locationand combination of the parts hereinafter more fully described,illus trated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto, it being understood that slight changesin the precise form, proportions and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

Serial No. 101,637.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification itwill be seen that Figure 1 is a side elevation of our im-- proved deviceapplied to a track rail, showing the track rail in cross-section and inside elevation a railway tie broken away.

Figure 2 is a perspective of the device detached from the rail, and

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof.

in the embodiment of our invention as illustrated, the numeral 1indicates a railroad track rail and 2 an underlying crosstie forming astationary part of the road bed and supporting the rail 1, the said railhaving a tendency to creep, when subjected to the travel of the rollingstock thereover.

Our novel rail anchor 3 is formed from a single piece or flat bar ofhigh carbon spring steel of the desired or required length, and may beof any desired thickness or "-a idth, preferably about one and halfinches wide and from one fourth to five sir;- teenths of an inch thick,one end portion, that is, the headed or jaw portion at being bent uponitself or doubled in the manner such as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and2, in order to furnish maximum strength with a minimum amount of steel,and said anchor may be formed by a suitable bending machine or dropforged. V

The body portion of the anchor is formed with a downwardly extendingll-shaped portion 5 adapted to rest and provide the desired bearingsurface against the railway cross-tie 2, while its free outer endterminates with an upward extension 6 which is adapted to firmly andtightly grip one edge of the rail base, as shown in Fig. 1, and anopening 7 is formed therethrough for the purpose hereinafter described.

It will be perceived that this anchor is formed in such shape that theouter free end thereof normally extends in a horizontal plane above thelevel 01? the base portion 8 of the headed portion or j aw so that whenthe anchor is adjusted to the track rail there will be continuous orconstant high pressure upwardly by the end 6 t the lower surface of therail, hence when a blow is.

struck against the outer face 9 of the V- shaped portion 5, or when asuitable tool is applied to the opening 7 the said outer end portion 6will be caused to immediately snap upwardly and tightly clamp the edgeof the rail base, and is maintained in such position owing to the hightension or pressure eX- erted by the special and particular constructionof said anchor, and owing to the continuous upward pressure of its outerend portion there is no possibility of the anchor loosening or droppingoff, from the excessive vibration which usually occurs during thepassage of the rolling stock over the track rails.

In applying the anchor 3 to the rail 1, the anchor is first placed inits proper position with relation to the rail with the inner end of itsjaw or headed portion 4 in engagement with the upper and outer surfaceof the rail base, and its body portion and free end portion restingbeneath the bottom of the rail, thus causing said outer end portion tobe under a resilient upward tension, then by striking the outer surfaceof the head or jaw portion with a spike maul or other suitable tool,said jaw portion is driven into its proper position, overlapping oneedge of the rail base, such as clearly shown in Fig. 1, while its outerfree end portion will rest in close proximity with the opposite edge ofthe rail base, when by imparting a holding blow, that is of sufficientstrength to jar the double leaf spring formation 10, will cause theouter end portion 6 to immediately snap upwardly into tight contact withthe edge of the rail base as shown, the anchor being so constructed thatsaid outer end portion will maintain an intense grip or clamping actionon the rail, owing to the double leaf spring formation which allowsadjustment and always retains an excessive grip to the rail.

An opening 7 is formed through the body portion of the anchor, so thatwhen it is desired to use the anchor at any place, such as on guardrails, frogs, and switches, or where there is any obstruction to preventthe anchor from being driven into its proper position by a poundingblow, a suitable tool may be connected with said opening and with theproper power applied thereto will cause the achor to spring apartsufficiently to permit the outer end portion 6 to snap into tightcontact with the edge of the rail base.

It will be understood that the bar of spring steel from which thisanchor is made is heat treated, and while in highly heated condition itis bent upon itself forming the double leaf spring formation 10, the jawor headed portion 4, the upward extension 6 is formed, and the opening 7is punched therethrough. The angle of the jaw portion 4 is normallysmaller than the corresponding angle of the rail base, hence said jaw issprung when forced into its proper operative position on the rail base,thus causing the said jaw to co-act with the double leaf springformation to maintain an intense clamping action thereon, while thetermina of the leaf spring portion serves as a reinforeement of theV-shaped portion,-which rail to creep, the more intense will be the 1gripping action of this anchor to prevent the creeping, thereby insuringa practical and effective anti-creeper.

Having thus described our invention what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. A single piece rail anchor comprising a doubledresilient aw portion forming an overlapping double leaf spring at oneend, an upwardly extended portion at its other end, and a dependingintermediate portion.

2. A single piece rail anchor comprising a bar of spring steel formedwith an overlapping doubled leaf spring aw portion at one end, an upwardextension at its other end, and a depending intermediate portion adaptedto contact with a railway tie.

3. A single piece rail anchor comprising a bar of spring steel formedwith a double leaf spring, a resilient jaw at one end, an upwardextension at its opposite end, and an intermediate depending portion.

4. A rail anchor of the character described, comprising a flat springsteel bar having one end bent upon itself to form a double resilient jaw portion, an upward extension at its other end, and an intermediatedepending portion.

5. A rail anchor of the character described, comprising a fiat springsteel bar having one end doubled over to form a double resilient jawportion, an upward extension at its other end, and a V-shapedintermediate depending portion.

6. A rail anchor of the character described, comprising a doubledresilient jaw portion at'one end, an upward extension at its other end,and an intermediate depending V- shaped portion.

7. An anti-creeper of the character described, comprising a flat steelspring bar having one end bent to form a double resilient jaw portion,an upward extension at its other end, and an intermediate dependingV-shaped portion.

8. An anti-creeper of the character described, comprising a fiat steelspring bar having one end bent upon itself to form a double resilientjaw portion, a double leaf spring formation, an upward extension at itsother end, and an intermediate depending portion.

9. An anti-creeper of the character described, comprising a flat steelspring bar having one end bent upon itself to form av doubled jawportion, an intermediate double leaf spring formation, an upwardextension at its other end, and an intermediate V- shaped dependingportion.

10. A rail anchor of the character described, comprising a fiat steelspring bar having one end doubled to form a jaw portion, a double leafspring formation, an upward extension at its other end, and a dependingintermediate portion.

11. A rail anchor of the character described, comprising a flat steelspring bar having one end bent upon itself to form a doubled jawportion, a double leaf spring formation, an upward extension at itsother end, and a depending V-shaped intermediate portion with an openingformed through its body portion for the purposes set forth.

-JACOB A. HYLE. MARK F BANKS.

